Two years...clocks ticking. A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: Ken Kirkley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 9:41:06 AM Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Source: Muschamp to be head coach at Florida As coordinators go, I agree that he is one of the best. I would have thought that UF wouldn't have to go for a coordinator though. We are big time and it seemed like there were several names on the list that would have been a better choice (and no, not Stoops, never believed that). He is now our head coach and I will support him, but I think this is Foley's riskiest hire to date. Muschamp not only has to become a head coach with all that entails - hiring coaches, supervising staff, setting practice and program schedules, booster circuit, etc., but he also has to win over a suspect fan base. That is not an easy task as Florida fans are wont to cannabalize their own if things don't go right quickly. And selling the fans will be difficult as he has to overcome these two issues in particular: If he can come out and fire everyone up and convince us he is a Gator and not a Dawg or a SOW sympathizer, then great, but until then the jury is out. I was hoping for that home run hire that everyone would say, great choice, we didn't get that. Ken Kirkley 651-249-5197 [email protected] ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve McKibben Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Source: Muschamp to be head coach at Florida His head coach-in-waiting status elevates him above most other "only coordinators". He is known as a great recruiter. He looks like the kind of guy that will be able to restore discipline to a fractured and fractious team. And...since UT isn't in a bowl game, he can get to work on all of the above right away. Steve Mc --- On Sat, 12/11/10, Ken Kirkley <[email protected]> wrote: > >I'm not buying this yet. If it is true, it is a bad hire, plain and simple. >If >UF can not get a better head coach than a coordinator, then we are in >trouble. >Muschamp is an excellent coordinator and is widely thought to be a great head >coach one day, but his first gig shouldn't be here. Add to that he is coming >off a 5-7 season as head coach in waiting at U Tx and is a dawg, I feel like >this is Zook II. > >No way is this a better hire than Charlie Strong, at least he has one year HC >experience. Please let this not be true! > >Ken K >MNGator > > ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Woody Bass >Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:18 PM >To: Gatortalk >Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Source: Muschamp to be head coach >at >Florida > >WHY IN THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL... would Foley hire a UGA >man!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! > > > > > > > >On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Shane Ford wrote: > >Source: Muschamp to be head coach at Florida >>Dec 11, 2010 >>The Associated Press >> >> >> >> >>AUSTIN, Texas — A person familiar with the decision says Texas defensive >>coordinator Will Muschamp has accepted an offer to be the head coach at >>Florida. >>Muschamp, who just finished his third season at Texas, where he was the >>head-coach-in-waiting to succeed Mack Brown, replaces Urban Meyer at Florida. >>The person confirming the move spoke on condition of anonymity because they >>were >>not authorized to speak in advance of a formal announcement later Saturday >>night. >> -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us "He was a walk-on at the University of Georgia, where he was a defensive co-captain his senior season." >"Muschamp was on the same LSU staff with new Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher >and the two are close friends. They own a beach house together in Florida." -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
